fiche a haon bliain d'aois
The Irish phrase for "twenty one years old" is fiche a haon bliain d'aois.
The phrase is used to describe a person who has lived for twenty-one years.
What does it mean word for word?
The component bliain d'aois literally means "year of age".
Did you know?
- The word fiche for 'twenty' shares a common ancestor with the Latin word vīgintī, both originating from a Proto-Indo-European term meaning 'two-ten'.
- Irish describes age as a measurement of a specific period of life using the contraction d'aois rather than using an adjective like 'old'.
Example conversation
Oisín and Siobhán are chatting about their ages.
- OisínCé mhéad bliain d'aois tú, a Siobhán?How old are you, Siobhán?
- SiobhánTá mé fiche a haon bliain d'aois.I am twenty one years old.
- OisínÓ, tá muid an t-aon aois!Oh, we are the same age!
- SiobhánAn bhfuil tú fiche a haon bliain d'aois freisin?Are you twenty one years old as well?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, bliain, fiche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
